Macao Gaming Industry

http://www.dicj.gov.mo/web/en/history/index.html

Introduction

With a gaming history stretch back for more than 3 centuries, Macao was renowned as “Monte Carlo of the Orient” and “Las Vegas of the East”. Gaming is now the pillar industry of Macao. In 2009, the gaming tax generated is estimated to be more than 70 per cent of the Macao Special Administrative Region's total fiscal revenue. Recently, Macao's gross gaming revenue has even exceeded the Las Vegas Strip occasionally, which makes it becomes the largest gaming city in the world. The success of the gaming business in Macao is primarily due to the policy support by the governments of the People’s Republic of China and Macao SAR, the robust investment by the entrepreneurs and the preference in gaming by the Chinese. This article will provide an overview on the development of the Macao gaming industry in chronological order.

Results of the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages for the 2Q 2011 - Macau

http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/info_detail?infoid=126672

2011-08-26 The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released results of the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages for the second quarter of 2011. Survey coverage comprised the Gaming sector; Wholesale & Retail Trade; Transport, Storage & Communications sector; Security Activities and Public Sewage & Refuse Disposal Activities, excluding own-account workers and junket promoters & junket associates.

At the end of the second quarter of 2011, the Gaming sector had 47,321 employees, up by 7.9% year-on-year, of which 20,816 were dealers, an increase of 11.4%. In June 2011, average earnings (excluding bonuses and allowances) of full-time employees rose by 7.0% year-on-year to MOP 16,460, with dealers earning MOP 14,560 in average.

Wholesale & Retail Trade had 31,754 paid employees, up by 10.2% year-on-year, with 20,029 working in Retail trade. In June 2011, average earnings of full-time employees rose by 7.8% year-on-year to MOP9,920, with Sales representatives and Salespersons earning MOP11,940 and MOP9,000 respectively in average.

The Transport, Storage &Communications sector took on 7,598 paid employees, up by 2.5% year-on-year. In June, average earnings of full-time employees increased by 2.8% year-on-year to MOP15,530. Drivers of passenger/cargo transport by land earned an average of MOP13,250.

Security Activities had 4,739 paid employees, up by 13.1% year-on-year. The average earnings of full-time employees in June rose by 2.7% year-on-year to MOP7,640, with Security guards earning MOP7,230 in average.

Public Sewage &Refuse Disposal Activities had 665 paid employees, up by 5.2% year-on-year. The average earnings of full-time employees in June increased slightly by 0.9% year-on-year to MOP11,130.

At the end of the second quarter of 2011, number of vacancies in the Gaming sector reached 2,142 (800 for dealers); besides, vacancies in Land transport also rose to 372.

In terms of recruitment prerequisites, 89.7% of the vacancies in Public Sewage &; Refuse Disposal Activities and 59.8% of those in Wholesale & Retail Trade required working experience. As regards educational attainment, 82.8% of the vacancies in Public Sewage & Refuse Disposal Activities and 58.1% of those in the Gaming sector required senior secondary education or higher, while 59.7% of the vacancies in Security Activities and 50.6% of those in the Transport, Storage & Communications sector required primary education only. Besides Cantonese, Mandarin and English were the more preferable language skills for the vacancies in Wholesale & Retail Trade at 59.7% and 38.5% respectively; for those in the Gaming sector, 71.2% required knowledge of Mandarin and 57.7% required English.

With respect to the indicators that measure the inflow and outflow of human resources, as well as staffing needs, Security Activities had the highest turnover of employees, with vacancy rate, employee turnover rate and recruitment rate standing at 12.9%, 11.4% and 8.1% respectively. Job vacancy rate of the Gaming sector (4.6%) rose by 3.1 percentage points year-on-year; employee recruitment rate was 6.7%, up by 2.5 percentage points.

24 hours in pictures

Great pictures, they tell many things....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2011/aug/31/1#/?picture=378446344&index=11

2011 07 President Clinton Features Berea College in Energy Speech

http://bcnow.berea.edu/2011/07/president-clinton-features-berea-college-in-energy-speech/

Wonderful August 30

Many years ago,

I arrived Berea alone on August 30 to start a new student life there,

it was full of adventures for me,
a lot of new people,

new environment,

new work and study schedule,

new cultures....

Yesterday,

received a newsletter from the College alumni office,

thus browsed over the alumni web-page,

and searched for my wonderful buddies.

I successfully got replies immediately,

thanks for the internet,

Mas and Shellie sent me back e-mails,

Delois will be on the way,

as I also find her through facebook,

it is so fantastic!

They are cheerful persons,

and I like their positive thinking,

I can learn a lot from them,

though we were in different majors in College,

we ate together,

we went out to watch movies,

we hanged around during thanksgiving holiday and spring breaks,

as Mas was international student,

while Shellie and Delois were far away from home place,

and would stay on campus for the short holiday.

The first sentence from Shellie 's e-mail is -OMG,

I can image, what a big surprise came from her side,

me too,

just can't wait to see if we can see one day,

she is now in Vermont,

Miss them all..........

Favorite quote form Delois A.

Dont trouble trouble til trouble troubles you

College friends become PHD expert

Browsed over the alumni web-page and checked out some updates.

I always have trouble on my college friends'names, as most of them have new family names after marriage.

K. R  is intelligent, hard-working, and she knew what she wanted when we studied together, she knew she would go for a good university for PHD, and her single mom fully supported her.  

Her first major was biology, and after getting her PHD, she studied for another degree in law, and then, she worked in the legal affairs field - focus intellectual property law matters.

K.R. has been now named as K.S. and she is now an associate solicitor in USPTO, I am really proud of her!!

*******

Learned over Internet, after getting her PHD in States, S.w. went back to her country and works as Climate Change Expert in UN. We had been in same Economic classes in college.

Berea College ranked #1 Liberal Arts College

http://www.hotcourses.hk/6/up/%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B/berea-college/%E4%BC%AF%E5%88%A9%E7%88%BE%E5%AD%B8%E9%99%A2%E6%8E%92%E5%90%8D/117081/ranking.html

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Washington Monthly has named Berea College (Kentucky) as the nation’s top liberal arts college in its 2011 College Rankings. Berea was ranked number one because of its success in educating and graduating academically talented, low-income students who become service-oriented leaders in their professions and communities.

Unlike other rankings that focus on what colleges do primarily for the good of individual students, Washington Monthly’s rankings focus on what colleges are doing for the good of the country through the way they educate their students. The publication measured three core metrics—social mobility (admitting and graduating low-income students), research and Ph.D. production, and community service— to determine their rankings.

初秋

是日,高溫,無風,

大自然像停下來一樣,

不存在的方知她的可貴!

Privacy issue

Went to the shop to take photo copy of some certificates this evening,

the shop assistant told me that she had difficulties on some coloring pages,

as they were not very nice,

thus I told her to ignore these pages,

at the same time,

I saw her putting the mis-print paper aside,

I immediately alerted her,

for privacy issue,

she should immediately destroy the mis-print documents,

as they were not belonged to her nor the shop,

it is a very common knowledge.

I believe,

in Macau,

many employees in the shops do not pay attention on this thing!

以熟賣熟 Abusing the customer 's loyalty

Yesterday went to the wet market to do the grocery shopping,

I told the familiar butcher that I wanted a piece of lean pork,

he skillfully took down the meat and at the same time quickly put one more piece of meat on top of it,

he told me the total cost was 40 patacas,

but I insisted that I only needed one piece,

not two pieces.

As I don't need so much of meat,

it is a waste of food.

It was approaching the noon time,

I believed he wanted to sell all the meat and  finish the work as soon as possible,

thus, he kept his smile and said that it was OK,

I knew this guy for long time,

but I though he was abusing the customer loyalty,

thus I told him seriously that I would report this case to consumer council,

as it was against my will to buy the meat,

till then,

he knew he could not force me,

and took away the extra piece of meat,

he told me the cost was 30 patacas,

but I was disappointed for his behaviour!

英文寫作有救囉! Business writing rescue! 職場應用篇

http://www.liveabc.com/site/Online_Store/info_business_writing.asp

 

Though I don't need to write English business writing, I was attracted by the title of the book, checked this out from the library.

 

After went through the book, I like the presentation, the structure and the simplicity of this reference book very much, consider to buy one for my collection.

Line Dance* - Colours of the Wind

鴨脷洲海怡新商城 Factory Outlet in Aberdeen

地址 :

鴨脷洲利榮街2號海怡工貿中心(現叫海怡新商城) 有空時喜歡在香港四處走走, 看看不同時間她的變化, 昨天去了香港仔區, 記得很多年前去過一間工業中心, 各層有不同的名牌東西看, 故此, 又想再去一次, 可惜最後還是要坐的士才到目的地, 但沿途風景還是不錯. 始終是放假的心情! 因為不是購物狂的人, 反而欣賞在28樓Tree Cafe high tea的休閒, 窗外四處是青綠的高山, 很舒服!

（以下是各個樓層楼的介紹）

502 I.T Outlet
1906 BCBG,DONNA KARAN,TUMI.
1910 KOOKAI,Jean paul gaultier
2102 Joyce Boutique Ltd
2201 MOSCHINO,PAUL SMITH,BLUMARINE
2203 ARMANI OUTLET
2206 MOISELLE WAREHOUSE
2213 GUCCI,PRADA,MIUMIU
2216 HTC,HACHE,RARE
25層 Lane Crawford Warehouse
2607 Amazing Inspiration Workshop
2701 DIESEL OUTLET
2709 MAX MARA
2713 MARNI
2718 A.U.N Fashion
2719 JC,CLUB MONACO

上環的"陳勤記"潮州菜館

星期六在上環的"陳勤記"鹵鵝飯店午飯,

因澳門較少潮州菜館,

鵝也是很少食的東西,

為了貪食,

二人點了一個四人套餐,

很豐富的一個午餐:

鹵水紅腸及墨魚仔、

鹵水鵝、

方魚碎芥蘭、

蠔餅、

蠔仔肉碎粥

鹵水鵝很肥美,

肉質非常滑嫰

蠔餅煎得很恰當,

配合蠔仔及芫茜,

很有層次感,

蠔仔肉碎粥是名富其實的潮州粥,

坐在店內品嘗潮州食物,

使我憶起很久很久以前一位香港朋友帶我去食潮州菜的時光....

地址 :

上環皇后大道西11號地下

桃子Momoko 西餅朱古力甜品專賣店

在專業西餅師之示範及指導下，進行製作、品評

2011年 9月份

第一星期 紅豆綠茶慕士蛋糕
第二星期 魔鬼脆脆蛋糕
第三星期 芒果乳酪芝士手指

網址：http://www.momokocake.com/

Movie - 我和尋回犬的10個約定 10 Promises with my Dog

Great Movie, like it very much.

導演 : 本木克英和

演員 : 福田麻由子,豐川悅司,高島禮子,田中麗奈,加瀨亮

住在日本北海道北部城市函館的14歲女孩齊藤亞嘉莉（福田麻由子飾），自小在父母祐市（豐川悅司飾）和芙美子（高島禮子飾）的愛護下長大。亞嘉莉過著公主般的生活，唯一的遺憾就是作為大學醫院外科醫生的父親越來越忙，沒法抽空陪她。

Aim

Sometimes life without an aim is meaningless.

Eating in Vietnam

Always remember the trip to Hanoi few years ago,

it was a business trip,

was busy with a presentation and the meetings in the first few days,

however,

after the work,

in the evenings,

we were free to have different kinds of activities,

one participant from HK took us to explore the Vietnamese food,

one night, we went to a very high class French restaurant to enjoy fine food there,

one night, we went to a local famous noodles shop,

we also went out to the streets to taste all kinds of spring rolls, barbecue and rice noodles,

also the cafe,

so wonderful and delicious,

I wish to go there again to explore more delicious food there!

Donuts

A told me he is going to make a one-month trip to U.S. and Canada, and we talked about the transport and the food in U.S., he asked me what 's the best food there, to be honest, I don't have anything special in mind, but suddenly, remember the hot bagel with cream cheese, and the hot donuts.

The donuts in the donut shops are very temptation, with a lot of varieiteis, different kinds of tastes....so beautiufl and so wonderful!!

It is always nice to have a wonderful time with friends in the donut shop - enjoying the drinks with the colorful delicious donuts - I miss them.

澳門《君悅灣》四房示範單位

Got the information from my co-worker -  the apartment is SO GRAND!

http://www.cpn.com.hk/detailhds.aspx?video_code=JTSNKNNTGZ

http://image.wenweipo.com/2010/10/15/eca17.jpg

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cpn.com.hk/video/icon/1939.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.centaline-macau.com/&usg=__S1m_IW4jLGeCMzki9ME1gWdZwH4=&h=120&w=160&sz=34&hl=zh-TW&start=6&zoom=1&tbnid=fqRVBbea50d6fM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=98&ei=sldTTpi7NYPgmAXn9ajlDw&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25E6%25BE%25B3%25E9%2596%2580%2B%25E5%2590%259B%25E6%2582%2585%25E7%2581%25A3%26hl%3Dzh-TW%26sa%3DX%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divnsm&itbs=1

No smoking please!

These few days,
I am annoyed of the smokers around,

on the streets,

in the restaurants,

in the public areas -

I am forced to be the "second-hand" smoker,

heard from the Radio that starting from January 1 next year,

smokers would not be allowed to smoke in the public areas,

I am looking forward to seeing how it works in Macau,

especially we have a lot of visitors from mainland China.

"大龍鳳"，英文點講?

Make a song and dance about something!

http://yhhk.englishtown.com/online/lp/hk/110622_03_lp_ee_02_yhhke1.aspx?ctr=hk&lng=hk&etag=Yhhk_E1-t13-EE-dragon

Jantar em Restaurante António 20110824

Paço do Conde 2008

Sumo de Laranja

Pão

Os pratos principais-

Arroz de Pato

Bacalhau com Natas

A sobremesa - Crepes

O jantar foi muito bom.

 Bacalhau com Natas:

http://www.gastronomias.com/receitas/rec0117.htm

三鄉威尼斯

上周在威尼斯吃了一個鹽燒肥牛柳,

非常很有"牛"味,

可惜蘑菇汁就稍欠水準,

在澳門想食一個大眾化而有水準的西餐,

不是葡菜的,

真是很難!

Sigma

I met Sigma in my freshman year, we were in the same English class for the international students in our first semester in Berea.

Came from India, she is a pretty and intelligent girl, she is not tall, but she always dressed up well, with her India traditional custom. She has big eyes, oval face with medium long dark hair, sun-tank skin color, she  always wears a smiling face and speaks very softly and politely, many students liked her very much. We usually ate together with the other Asian students in Food Service.

She always shared her news with us about her boy-friend, who was studying somewhere else in the states for PHD by that time.

From her very nice outlook and her family background she told us,I was always interested to know the place she came from  - India, as before, I always though that India is a poor country.

However, she didn't stay in Berea very long, as later on, she got a better scholarship and joined with her boy-friend, thus, she left us without finishing the education in Berea. We all missed her a lot and wished her well in the other university.

Once in a while, I think of this beautiful lady, and wonder where is she now, and I also like her name very much - Sigma!

為生命加油!

黃昏在大炮台上,

看見一位跑步男士T恤上的文字....

Go, Goal, Gold!

很有勵志意識, OK, Let's GO.

Professions

Met the man using bicycle to deliver the newspapers,

it makes me think of different professions in the present decade.

It is more fashionable to tell people that one is working in the management field or tourism industry,or owns his/her business.

Once I overheard a mom complained her little son about his dream - to be a policeman.

for the teenagers who finish their school education,

most of them would like to go for a white collar job rather than the blue collar job,

but who is going to take care all kinds of job in our society?

I came from a living environment with a lot of neighbours -

which I learned a lot of different people's life when I was young,

writing the name of their professions even made me feel lucky than the kids nowadays,

this is really a general knowledge to know their work life -

bus driver,

security guard,

baker,

chef,

domestic helper,

fruit vendor,

fishmonger

technicians,

policemen,

butcher,

civil servant,

newspaper agent,

dealer in the casinos,

salesman of the jewellery shop,

foremen of the factories,

hawkers,

secretary,

office clerks,

all kinds of workers in the factories, water company and electricity company,

talking with them and listening to their stories really made me learned a lot.

騎著單車送報的男子

昨天,

在街上看見一個中年男子

騎著單車送報去,

印象中他應該是小時的街坊,

他的家是代理報紙及負責到户派送服務,

隨著澳門的經濟快速發展,

單車已是接近消失的交通工具,

所以,

用來送報的已非常之少見了,

此行業可以成為歷史的一部分了.

《星期日檔案》說話達人

北京的吃

上周在圖書館看見兩本關於在北京尋找特色美食的書,

勾起我回憶在北京時四處去找美食的日子,

以前去北京的次數較多,

在國家的首都,

真有出城的感覺,

喜歡去試有特色的東西,

有聽朋友介紹的,

有自己尋找的,

很多都非常特別,

不是小城澳門可以品嚐到的

現嘗試再次記錄下來,

以便下次再往北京時與友人一起分享:

一） 白家大宅門食府 (有京劇、變臉、中樂及魔術表演，由大門經長廊過花園到大廳(陳設如皇宮)，已有超過30多人着清裝沿途歡迎，知客質素高。)

所屬菜系：官府菜

招牌菜：鹿肉，宮廷小吃，豌豆黃，幹燒四寶雞，金牌蒜香骨

地址：北京海澱區蘇州街29號

電話：62658851，62654186

http://www.meishichina.com/BeiJing/HaiDian/24260.html

二） 孔乙己酒店

所屬菜系：紹興、杭州菜

招牌菜：茴香豆，油燜筍，西湖醋魚，乾菜燜肉，自釀黃酒，手剝筍，油炸臭豆腐，東坡肉

地址：北京西城區德內大街什剎海後海南岸

電話：66184915

http://news.xinhuanet.com/food/2005-04/11/content_2813585.htm

三）利群烤鴨店

所屬菜系：京菜

招牌菜：烤鴨/套，利群鴨腸，幹燒四寶，三絲蛋捲（涼菜），芥末鴨掌，椒鹽鴨架，紅燒鴨架

地址：北京宣武區前門東大街正義路南口北翔鳳11號

電話：67025681，67055578

http://www.beijing.cn/rcpage/abct/page/117053.shtml

●全聚德：全聚德烤鴨採用挂爐、明火燒果木的方法烤制而成。地址：前門大街32號

http://www.qmquanjude.com.cn/

●便宜坊：便宜坊烤鴨店的燜爐烤鴨是用地爐，爐膛燒到一定火候把火滅掉，鴨坯放進爐中的鐵篦子上，關上爐門燜烤。(很多知名人都光顧此店,有相為證,但價錢並不是如店名般便宜)地址：崇文門外大街甲2號

http://www.bianyifang.com/

●北京大董團結湖烤鴨店：烤鴨以精選北京白鴨爲原料，以果木爲燃料烤制；色澤棗紅，外焦裏嫩，香氣四溢，酥脆爽口。(此店聽說常常有很多人,上次去時看見很多外國人,有點兒貴,訂位也非常難) 地址：朝陽區團結湖北口三號樓

http://www.dianping.com/shop/509705

●鴨王烤鴨店：鴨王烤鴨店經營果木挂爐烤鴨，新派鴨風味菜，湘菜、川菜、粵菜、海鮮等。地址：亞運村奧體西門中華民族園旁

●金百萬烤鴨店：以烤鴨和家常菜爲主，招牌菜有烤鴨、螞蚱魚、魚頭泡餅等。地址：西城區裕中西裏23號樓

●天外天烤鴨店：家常菜和烤鴨是該店的特色，菜量大，很實惠。地址：翠微路17號

●大鴨梨烤鴨店：招牌菜有特色烤鴨、風味特色大排、仔蘑燉黃魚、豆豉燒鴨等。地址：海定區恩濟莊18號

●九花山烤鴨店：地址：海定區增光路55號，

●東來順涮羊肉：招牌涮羊肉，很正。地址：王府井北京飯店附近右邊有一家。王府井又有一家。

另外什剎海後海酒吧街，現在又稱為荷花市場..可以飲東西.

Free Quality Resources

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Useful web-site where I can get a lot of quality resources, I also completed a course at free and got one certificate there.

Internet Language

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Line Dance* - Puttin on the Ritz

氣定神閒

周五晚上11時許,

行人雖然不太多,

但馬路上的行車仍是那麼繁忙.

在天通街東方斜路出新馬路的街口處,

一個男長者,

身穿白背心,

短灰褲,

手持一把傘子作手杖,

突然不理行人斑馬線在前方,

亦不理前方駛來的車子,

竟然直踏出馬路上,

長者氣定神閒,

一小步一小步的向著噴水池走,

原本在駛著的來車,

迅速全部像出現綠燈時讓行人過馬路的情況,

長者自覺自己是皇帝一般,

慢慢慢慢的向前走.

心中暗暗地為他的行為擔心,

並不是每次都可以如此的,

還是守規則的好一點,

祝他好運!

" 慎防跌到"

政府山頂醫院的骨科病區,

每張床前貼了一張溫馨提示,

用電腦打印的...

" 慎防跌到"

估不到政府部門負責文書的中文程度可以如此.....

是否叫人小心,

跌了就可以到了的意思?

每周一茶

星期天,

和老父飲茶去,

今次又要花了兩小時等桌子,

TTK 仍然是這麼多人,

其實全部點心茶錢都加價,

不算是一個大眾化的價錢,

但大量的遊客,

大款的內地客,

小菜每位最低消費150元的規定,

可以即時有桌.

在資源有限的空間下,

簡簡單單的一個飲茶,

已變成一個高成本的家庭活動,

本地消費者實在消耗太多時間在等位上,

我是一個受害者

飲完茶,

已足足用了約3.5小時的周日假期.

比以往多了一倍時間.

Line Dance - Heart of An Angel

Line Dance - And I Love You So

Line Dance - I am a man like this

Line Dance - Come Dance With Me

Line Dance - My Casablanca

順德黃媽媽金牌私房菜

上星期六在珠海時,

看見一個旅行團的目的地是"黃媽媽私房菜",

令我很好奇,

因為貪食,

上網了解此私房菜有何吸引及在那裡....

終於給我知道,

可以給自己去一次順德的理由了!

 

 

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"The Heart of a Leader" Insights on the Art of Influence

By Ken Blanchard

http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Leader-Ken-Blanchard/dp/1562924885

http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Heart_of_a_Leader.html?id=3OVglrall-UC

Excellent managment advices.

Full of great tips and inspiration leadership quotes.

Short and easy to read.

Should be kept for re-reading once in a while.

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發表開放式課程的中外大學

http://www.self-learning-college.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=299
Discovered this web-site, happy learning!!

Mobile

I don't like to use mobile,

and I am not the kind of person keeping my phone with me all the time,

nor I may not use my mobile very often.

Last weekend

went to China,

and didn't realise that after I came back,

the search function for the network of my mobile didn't work,

thus, the mobile was on,

but without the network connection.

I didn't notice that until 2-3 days later,

until.....

my friends started to call me/SMS me -

not only from Macau but also from overseas -

L from Australia,

E from U.S.

S from Germany,

then,

fixed the problem of my mobile,

several messages also came in.

This week is really a communication week for me!!

?色

早上,
從收音機聽來的-

一個紅蘋果掉落在一個污濁的水渠中,

蘋果會變了什麼色?

答案是:

可惜!

Vice-Premier urges hard work (17.8.2011)

The most beautiful scenery in the world

"論性︰曹仁超創富智慧書"

http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/china/chinafile.php?item=CN10396019

http://www.caorenchao.com/category/6

真的是一本深具智慧的書,做人和投資是一樣的道理,十分喜歡曹仁超的信念.

曹Sir语录：

我们为生存而努力，
生命的意义不在于你得到多少，
而是你可以给予别人多少、

在整个过程中你是否活得精彩？

GOD'S "PHONE" NUMBER

Got a beautiful message from my high school English teacher....


Hello God, I called tonight
To talk a little while
I need a friend who'll listen
To my anxiety and trial.

You see, I can't quite make it
Through a day just on my own...
I need your love to guide me,
So I'll never feel alone.

I want to ask you please to keep,
My family safe and sound.
Come and fill their lives with confidence
For whatever fate they're bound.

Give me faith, dear God, to face
Each hour throughout the day,
And not to worry over things
I can't change in any way.

I thank you God, for being home
And listening to my call,
For giving me such good advice
When I stumble and fall.. !!!!!!!

Your number, God, is the only one
That answers every time.
I never get a busy signal,
Never had to pay a dime.
So thank you, God, for listening
To my troubles and my sorrow.
Good night, God, I love You, too,
And I'll call again tomorrow!
P.S. Please bless all my friends and family too.

God is there for US.

李克強英語讚港大角色重要

明報 –
副總理李克強出席港大校慶發表演講時，其中一段用英語發言，指港大在中國與世界接軌中扮演重要角色。

演講接近尾聲時，擁有北京大學教育背景、經濟學博士學位的李克強，引用了港大徐立之校長在港大百年校慶前夕致辭中的一句話——“The University of Hong Kong was to be for China and the world”。

李克強用英語說道：

And just now, he once again stressed that HKU is a university “built for China and the world.” I echo Vice-Chancellor Tsui's view. Indeed, HKU is for Hong Kong, attracting talents and educating people to promote Hong Kong's prosperity. HKU is for China. It has become a key higher-education institution in China, playing an increasingly important role in China's development and its integration with the world. And HKU is also for the world, becoming an integral part of the world's academic community in advancing human knowledge. As the University of Hong Kong is proudly celebrating its first one hundred years, I strongly believe that the next one hundred years of the university will be even better.

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幸福是......

幸福是......

去需要排隊的地方,有人幫你效勞,

下雨的時候,有人給你擋雨,

出外時,有人做你的柴可夫,
購物時,有人幫你全程拿著你的勝利品,

讀小學,家人已給你儲定上大學及買房子的錢.

回家時,有人給你開門,

每天晚上,有人給你準備美味的晚餐,

吃魚時,有人給你去骨,

吃水果時,有人給你去皮,

你有怨言時,有人願意借他(她)的耳朵給你,

你疲倦時,有人願意給他(她)的肩膀給你!

廣東從化石門國家森林公園Shimen National Forest Park, Quangdong

上周去的石門國家森林公園,很大,很美,可惜不是觀花賞葉的時候,觀賞的花很少,地點只去了莲花湖,天池,但大自然的空氣很好,周圍有非常多的樹木,遊客不多,如自遊行的交通似乎不是很方便.

http://www.utravel.com.hk/DetailSpot.php?id=ADIRZREsA3Y

石門國家森林公園 1995 年經國家林業部批准建立的國家級森林公園，森林覆蓋率達 98.9 % 的公園，距廣州市區 86 公里，距從化溫泉風景區只有 16 公里，交通方便。

園內設有五個景區：田園風光區、石竈風景區、石門風景區、峽穀探險區和天堂頂風景區。 公園內清山綠水，河水清澈無聲，周圍都是河溪流水，四季景色迷人，有「 廣東香山 」的美稱。在秋天的時候，更可看到紅葉，以後想看紅葉再不用走到北京那麼遠了。

在不同的時節可看到不同的花海，如 11 月至 1 月會是紅葉盛放的季節，石門香雪會是 12 月至 1 月，油菜花田是 1 月至 5 月，還有向日葵花海和七彩天池等等。景色之美，是「龍友」至愛的地方。園內更到一棵百年古樹，難得一見，記得要拍照留念。

地址 廣東省廣州市從化市溫泉鎮桃蓮洞大嶺山林場
查詢 86-20-8713 3184
86-20-8713 3578/87133579
前往方法 路線
私家車
起點：廣州
沿 105 國道行車，即將開到從化溫泉時右轉彎（105 國道邊有一個大型指示路牌標注往公園方向），往前行約15公里直到公園（沿路均有指示路牌）。
需時：約 2 小時
路線2
巴士
起點：廣州
在廣州站乘坐 601 大巴到從化客運總站，轉乘往大嶺山林場（石門國家森林公園）的班車到終點站下車。到從化後，除可以乘坐班車到公園外，還可以乘坐的士前往。如四人到公園，坐的士是比較舒適快捷的選擇。
需時：約 3.5 小時

交通提示 巴士：如無車上公園，可撥打電話 86-20-8785 0178 或 86-20-8785 0738聯繫。
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Mooncakes 中秋月餅

迷你七星伴月
• 三黃白蓮蓉月
• 蛋黃白蓮蓉小月
Mini Assorted Mooncakes
• White Lotus Seed Paste with 3 Yolks
• Mini White Lotus Seed Paste with Half Yolk

八星聚寶
• 雙黃金黃蓮蓉月
• 迷你蛋黃金黃蓮蓉月
• 迷你蛋黃純白蓮蓉月
• 迷你金華火腿月
• 迷你合桃椰絲月
• 迷你蛋黃鳳梨月
• 迷你松子棗蓉月
• 迷你豆蓉嘉會月
• 迷你蛋黃豆沙月
Eight Star Gift Box
• Lotus Seed Paste with 2 Yolks
• Mini Lotus Seed Paste with Yolk
• Mini White Lotus Seed Paste with Yolk
• Mini Chinese Ham with Mixed Nuts
• Mini Walnut and Desiccated Coconut
• Mini Pineapple with Yolk
• Mini Black Date with Pine Seed
• Mini Green Bean Paste with Yolk
• Mini Red Bean Paste with Yolk

迷你八星禮盒
• 蛋黃白蓮蓉月
• 純正白蓮蓉月
• 伍仁素金腿月
• 蛋黃紅荳沙月
• 蛋黃棗泥合桃月
• 蛋黃鳳梨月
• 蛋黃欖仁荳沙月
• 蛋黃伍仁椰絲月
Mini Mooncake Delight
• Mooncake of White Lotus Seed Paste with Yolk
• Mooncake of White Lotus Seed Paste
• Mooncake with Mixed Nuts and Veggie Ham
• Mooncake of Red Bean Paste with Yolk
• Mooncake of Red Date Paste with Walnuts and Yolk
• Mooncake of Pineapple Paste with Yolk
• Mooncake of Black Bean Paste with Olive Nuts and Yolk
• Mooncake with Desiccated Coconut, Mixed Nuts and Yolk

Line Dance -The Lemon Tree

冰心的《紙船》 Paper Boats

纸船 —寄母亲★
冰心

我从不肯妄弃了一张纸，

总是留着--留着，
叠成一只一只很小的船儿，
从舟上抛下在海里。

有的被天风吹卷到舟中的窗里，
有的被海浪打湿，沾在船头上。
我仍是不灰心地每天叠着，
总希望有一只能流到我要他到的地方去。

母亲，倘若你梦中看到一只很小的船儿，
不要惊讶他无端入梦，
这是你至爱的女儿含着泪叠的，
万水千山，求他载着她的爱和悲哀归去。

I learned the above famous poem when I was in junior high school,
though it was long time ago,
when I read it again,
I still appreciate the nice poem written by the author.
Following is my simple translation:

I would never waste or throw away any piece of paper,
I always try to keep all of them,
and fold them into many tiny boats,
then put them carefully into the sea along my ship.

Some were blown away by the window of my ship,
some were beaten by the waves,
got wet and sticking on the upper part of the ship,
I was not discouraged,
and still keep on folding my paper boats everyday,
just wish that one of them could reach the place I want them to go.

Mother, if you see a tiny white sail in your dream,
don't be surprised of it entering into your dream.
This is your loving daughter making it for you with her tears.
Even though we are apart with seas and mountains,
I beg the boat could carry my love and sorrow to you.

Song - 台北下著雨的星期天

作曲：光良
作詞：光良 孔勝民
唱：光良

那一夜和朋友們聊著天
聽許多　感情　痛徹心扉
心疼好友心甘願　無怨悔
這感覺　不堪言　我了解

想起你走那天的第二夜
假裝一切無所謂
等不到你來電　整夜不成眠
也許此刻的你已經和他相戀

＊台北下著雨的星期天
　你那邊現在是幾點
　你那邊是不是晴天
　享受著思念你的感覺
　你和我　平行線
　哪裡才是我們的交匯點

那年屬於我們台北的街
每一步都記錄著我們的愛戀
回到我們熟悉　的咖啡店
尋找最初相愛的起點

一個人裝笑臉
即使你已經　離開我身邊
日子一天一天　學著不難過
看雨中浪漫情人他們那麼靦腆

Repeat ＊

台北下著雨的星期天
你那邊是不是晴天
你是陽光在我心裡面
你和我　平行線
等待再相遇那一天　你微笑的臉

台北下著雨的星期天
不知覺　淚已汪洋一片
好想你再回到我身邊
你和我　平行線
哪裡才是我們的交匯點

你和我　平行線
何時才是我們的交匯點

Line Dance* - Take U Home

九龍湖度假區香草世界從化花都兩天團

很興奮,今周末與老同學一起的兩天遊......


第一天：早上8:00於珠海拱北玻璃門集合上車前往廣暨南大學，參觀交流後前往參觀【花都香草世界】，中國首家以種植香草為主題，集香草育苗、種植、食用、旅遊觀光、科普教育為一體的生態農業基地。品嘗浪漫香草美食宴，午餐後參觀園區東方普羅旺斯－薰衣草王國、香熏園、玫瑰園、萬國蔬果園、婚紗攝影、農家博物館、兒童手工課堂、美食點心坊、兒童科普教育園、香草食用研究基地等。香草世界公園，收集和引種世界各地著名香草，這些香草堪稱世界著名美味蔬菜的極品，有香羅勒、迷迭香、百里香、鼠尾草、薰衣草、香蜂草等。後前往【廣州九龍湖度假村】，入口可見到高貴典雅的維多利亞式門樓和朱紅色的歐式鐘樓，盡顯歐洲異國風情，這裏也是廣州最佳婚紗攝影地之一。

晚餐後入住夏灣拿豪生酒店

第二天：自助早餐後前往華南地區僅存的，保存得最好的1.6萬畝原始次生林，我國首家國際森林浴場－【石門國家森林公園】，在這裏可以眺望廣州地區最高峰－天堂頂（海拔1210米），遊覽巍峨石門、新石門幽谷探秘，午餐（農家風味宴）後繼續玩溪流、賞繽紛晚、湖光山色、層林盡翠的春色，享受森林浴，負離子洗肺，參觀鯉魚板石，眺望大峽谷，觀天然石灶，參觀古樹園等。晚餐後於拱北海關結束愉快行程。

一日兩濕

天有不測風雲,

估不到昨天竟是一日兩濕.

早上上班途中

約9時前,

天突然下起大雨來,

因為要趕上班去,

故仍要迎雨而上,

結果是鞋褲盡濕.

晚上

外出食飯,

約8時前,

上望廈山旅遊學院餐廳途中,

突然橫風橫雨,

四處空曠,

避無可避,

又來一次衣褲鞋盡濕.

What a special date!
真的是09.08!

IFT Education Restaurant - 2011.8.9

Have a very special dinner in IFT Education Restaurant last evening,

though it was raining by the time walking up the hill to the restaurant,

and got wet for my clothes,

but when I entered into the nice restaurant,

everything was so nice and excellent.

First of all,

it reminded me the time when I was taking the Dim Sum cooking course for three months in IFT,

second,

it also reminded me the time when I was working as a student waitress in my College.

The environment was very quiet before entering into the dinning room,

as there were two big groups,

and they were very happy on talking loudly.

Luckily,

our table was far away from the crowds.

The waiters and waitress were very sincere to serve,

though I could tell,

some of them are still in the learning phases.

The food we ordered was very delicious and very tasteful,

from the appetizer to the special lobster soup,

and the three main courses.

Here are the food for the night:

bolo de bacalhau com salada grega

(bacalhau fish cakes with a greek salad)

creme de lagosta com cebolinho

(lobster cappuccino with snipped organic chives)

galinha africana servida com cuscuz e courgette assada

(african chicken with couscous and roasted courgettes)

robalo grelhado, servido com pur?de batata e azeite, e molho de tomate e manjericão

(grilled sea bass, olive oil mash potato with a tomato and organic basil dressing)

bife do lombo de vaca australiano, servido com gratinado de batatas e cogumelos selvagens

(australian grain fed 150 days beef fillet with a gratin of wild mushrooms and cream potatoes)

sumo de laranja

(orange juice)

 

aliança particular bruto 2005(chardonnay, baga)

As the traffic is not very convenient,
and with the limited opening hours,
I usually do not put IFT on my eating list,

but the place is really an excellent place to enjoy - food, service and environment !

Last night,

it was pity that I was so full,

and I could not afford to have dessert.

「謝謝和菜菜為愛走天涯」

轉載自明報:

這是一次近乎瘋狂的穿越——內地情侶謝謝和菜菜（均為化名），僅用4萬元人民幣，歷時10個月遊遍中國西藏、尼泊爾、印度、斯里蘭卡等亞洲18個國家和地區，里程6萬公里。兩人將遊記陸續更新在網上，網民形容「這是一段可以用『偉大』來形容的旅程」。

謝謝是內地二線城市的國企男，菜菜是復旦大學畢業的外企白領麗人。2009年的一次西藏之旅，兩人相識並墮入愛河，背包環遊世界的念頭愈來愈強烈。去年，他們決定給自己一年「大假」，雙雙辭職出去看世界，窮遊起點選了兩人相遇的南迦巴瓦峰。

當地黐餐 街市買餸

旅程最令人驚訝的是開支，10個月的冒險只花了4萬元，「這點錢都買不下北京二環內房子的一塊磚」。他們總結了花錢少的原因，比如一路上都住多人房的牀位，全程有40個夜晚睡在汽車、火車、飛機和路邊；從伊朗的德黑蘭開始，經過黎巴嫩、敘利亞、約旦、以色列這些國家，他們未在餐館吃過一餐飯，除去當地人家裏「黐餐」，基本都是自己去街市買餸煮飯，還可最大限度地體驗當地民情；他們每天嚴格記帳，在物價堪比歐洲的以色列，除去進出國境的交通費，在耶路撒冷旅行了5天，他們竟只用7美元（約55港元）。

耶路撒冷5天 花55元

「從不會英語不懂護照簽證，到不用指南書也可遊遍中東。最美的旅程，是和心愛的人肩並肩，去看看這個寂寞的世界。最美的人生，不是長輩控制的樣子，不是社會規定的樣子，是勇敢地為自己站出來，溫柔地推翻這個世界，把世界變成我們的。」如今，兩人的微博「謝謝和菜菜為愛走天涯」，已有2.5萬「粉絲」。

一路走來，謝謝想告訴大家，走出去看世界並不難，正如世界知名旅遊指南Lonely Planet的創始人Tony Wheeler的名言：「你所需做的就是決定出發，一旦決定，那麼最困難的部分便已過去。所以，馬上行動吧！」

出处:

http://f.xinmei.com/weibo/index.php?m=ta&id=1644873932

谢谢和菜菜2010年4万元穿越亚洲18国到非洲埃及的10个月旅行故事：http://www.go2eu.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=343282&extra=page%3D1&page=1

Ghost festival

Whenever we enter into July of  Lunar calender,

the traditional Chinese paper-craft shop near my father's house always reminds the customers the coming of the Ghost festival,

they would show a lot of paper items,

like joss money,

different kinds of paper-crafts made into burnt offerings,

I am also reminded of ghost festival by seeing all kinds of nice hand-craft paper items,

and at the night time I can see people burning paper items on the streets to their ancestors.

For a firm believer of the old traditional cultures and beliefs,

my father usually makes plan for the July offering to their beloved ones.

Yesterday,

my father told me that  this year he has bought a paper-craft building for my mother (not only a house, but a building with 11 floors, cost about MOP400),

with other joss money, personal items, like clothes, jewelleries, servants,

he wants to ensure my mother and grandparents have lots of good things in their life in the other world.

He told me the building was a huge mansion, 

and he also gave it a very nice building name.

For this traditional offering,

he also spent some money on offering a ceremony in the temple before burning all the items to them.

I usually do not give any comments on his traditional practice.

But  this time,

I was thinking if it is so easy to buy a dream house,  

it is so good,

but it is in the other world??!!

Sometimes,

I think that if one day,

my father leaves the world,

will I also do the same thing for him?

Hot day - 2011.8.8

After work,

on my way home,

the weather was still very hot and the humidity was very high,

the sun was hiding somewhere else and the sky was in grey,

seemed that it was going to rain.

The street I passed by was full of cars in line and the crowds of tourists in the walking area,

under such weather,

I was not eager to go out for exercise.

Instead, I went to the supermarkets and the cosmetic shop to do shopping,

then,

enjoyed my happy hour at home -

a lot of snacks -

nuts, chocolate bars.........

Later in the evening, I still have my big dinner!!!

廣告語

今天從電視上看到的頗有意思的廣告語:

敢想,未來才會更精彩!   

(美國萬通)

媽媽讓我待您如孩子一樣Mom, I will care for you like a child

(奇華至尊月餅2011 )

Line Dance* - No Luck

Lovers

Yesterday met two teenages in the street,

there was nothing special of their dress,

they were wearing black T-shirts,

with some pink color on front,
there was no meaning at all,

just like a brush of coloring.

However,
suddently,

when the boy came closer to his girl-friend,

the two joined together,

I saw a wonderful heart -

a pink heart appeared in the black,

the pink color brush came from the boy was the left part of the heart,

while the pink color brush of the girl was the right part of the heart,

how nice!

Visitors of Macau Wonderful World Blog 2011.8.7

When I write my blog,

I enjoy putting down my thoughts

or my daily life experiences,

as I am afraid one day I can not clearly remember them.

After starting my blog,

I also wonder who are the visitors of my blog,

I have the statistics now:

United States 30%
Hong Kong 27%
Macau 17%
Taiwan 12%
China 6%
Malaysia 3%

Canada 2%

United Kingdom 2%
Germany 1%
Australia 1%

Thanks for the visit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Their Generation

I am pretty sure,

the kids now in Macau/Hong Kong are getting luckier than the previous generation,

once read the Hong Kong newspaper about the over-spoiled kids sent the parents to the job interview,

or the parents called the boss not to give overload work to their kids.

Like in Macau,
I always heard from the parents complaining that the property price in Macau is sky high,

it is very difficult for their sons or daughters to buy their own properties.

Recently,

I saw and heard several cases of parents' actions to show their love and care to their children,

but I don't know whether it is really good or not for them.

One old couple renovated one of their properties which the expenditure cost about MOP250,000,

and gave it to their only daughter.

The other story is the parents also renovated the old home,

paid for the renovation fee,

and gave some money to the son for the wedding ceremony,

as they said that their son is going to marry soon.

Several stories are the elderly parents sponsoring some money regularly for their sons/daughters for the monthly salary of the maids or the monthly installment of the apartments.

They are the very lucky ones,

but do they need to have some reflections?

Parents use a lot of time,

love and money to bring them up,

when they finish their education,

how come they still need to continue get the financial support from their parents,

becoming a financial burden for them.

Remember when I was studying in the States,

I always heard that the teenagers would not get any financial support  from their parents when they graduate,

it is clearly told when they are young,

thus it is good for them to manage their life wisely and independently.

2011.8.6 巴士體驗記

星期六,

約了家人午聚,

首次乘坐8.1後的公交服務,

真的是一肚子氣.

已提早45分鐘出門,

乘坐以往最密車的3A.

在總站等,

沒有任何車影,

還以為去錯地方,

等車的人不斷的在增加,

車仍是無影無踪,

原來應該是約5分鐘的車,

在陽光猛烈的車站下,

結果等了約25分鐘,

才見一部綠色的巴士來到,

但司機卻沒有開門,

上前查問巴士的班次,

司機卻說不知道,

只說剛上班收車,

但該車卻壞了冷氣,

不能載客,

他不知公司安排.

惟有繼續等,

街上又沒有的士,

又沒有站長.

又過了不耐煩的5分鐘,

終有一部綠色的小巴到來,

全部人蜂擁而上,

很快迫滿全架小巴,

車內真的是full house,

結果沿途司機在新馬路,殷皇子馬路,葡京都沒有停站,

最終我要按到達的時間遲了足足15分鐘,

即是如果我不怕熱,

步行15分鐘可到的地方,

我付出提前45分鐘出門,

仍然要在街上曬及食塵,

全部交通時間為1小時,

香港也可以去到,

如今要遲大到!

印象中公交服務如此差的現象,

以為已收藏在記憶中

因為此現象已絕跡很久,

估不到,

現在要時光倒流,

今星期內每天已聽到很多巴士服務的投訴,

真是對有關的負責部門很失望.

Movie - Priceless

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priceless_(film)

http://www.tfmdistribution.com/horsdeprix/main_site.htm

Watched this movie,

didn't understand much the french,

used the logic to watch it,

get the time to check out the story plot from google,

rating is only 7/10,
just a film for killing time.

Movie - Life in a day

管理雞湯(DH0137)──經營實務輕鬆讀

http://www.readingtimes.com.tw/readingtimes/ProductPage.aspx?gp=productdetail&cid=mcqa(SellItems)&id=DH0137

Bought this book long time ago,

and didn't get the time to read it,

few days ago,
took this book down from my bookshelf

and tried to read it.

作者：陳偉航


出版社：時報文化

內　容　簡　介


艱澀理論？絕對不是！

複雜圖表？本書沒有！

濃縮策略、經營、行銷等管理學三大課題，從六十則企業實例中輕鬆談管理原則，讓你了解管理實務的諸多做法，也幫你建立起自己的看法！

Jardin de Jade蘇浙匯

Yam Cha with all my family members in Jade Garden,
the Dim Sum are very fantastic,
there are a lot of varieties of choices,
shanghai style and Cantonese style,
environment and service are good,

nice and big lunch!!

聯合國難民署 The UN Refugee Agency

http://www.unhcr.hk/starappeal/tc/index.html

http://www.unhcr.org.hk/unhcr/tc/home.html

http://www.unhcr.org.hk/unhcr/tc/get_involved/volunteer_with_us.html

News Stories
As Somalis stream into Kenya, UNHCR races to fill a new refugee camp

05 Aug 2011


These men are building a vital latrine for refugees relocated from self-settled areas of Ifo to the new Ifo Extension in Dadaab, Kenya. © UNHCR/B.BannonIFO EXTENSION, Kenya, Aug 3 (UNHCR) – Henok Ochalla knows he is in for the race of his life. In order to begin to keep up with the vast influx of refugees that continue to arrive in northern Kenya's Dadaab area from conflict-torn and famine-stricken Somalia, the 39-year-old emergency response coordinator for UNHCR must erect a minimum of 300 tents – enough to accommodate 1,500 families (7,500 people) every day.

UNHCR and its partners are moving thousands of newly arrived refugees from overcrowded and unsafe areas of Dadaab to a new extension of the sprawling refugee camp complex. The goal is to provide accommodation for a minimum of 90,000 refugees by the end of November.

Work on the so-called Ifo Extension is well under way even as UNHCR and its partners develop a second location, which will also relieve overcrowding at Dadaab, which was designed to handle 90,000 people when it opened in 1991 and now struggles to cope with a population of some 400,000.

A bitter calculus is at work. More than 73,000 asylum-seekers have arrived over the past two months. They are fleeing conflict and drought that has affected as many as 10 million people in the Horn of Africa.

After recently receiving final approval from the Kenyan government, teams of workers from UNHCR partners now race to erect new accommodation, provide latrines and construct water reservoirs. All this is being accomplished even as UNHCR and its partners simultaneously relocate refugees to the new facilities.

After more than a week, UNHCR is well on the way to meeting its target. Already enough tents to house roughly 10,000 people have been set up. UNHCR partner Oxfam (UK) has installed three water storage tanks with a capacity of 10,000 litres each. Médecins sans Frontières (Spain) continues to provide emergency health services for the extension.

"We are doing A-level work," Ochalla said. "But we need to do A+ work. Everyone is overstretched. But we need to continue."

The process of relocation is also a challenging task. Each family that walks into the relocation area must have a minimum of four family members in order to get a tent. If not, the construction effort will not meet its target of 1,500 per day. Families come into the relocation centre – a makeshift tent in the vast desert – and each has a unique narrative.

At the relocation centre, one man complains that he does not want to live in the same tent with his mother-in-law. Ochalla tells him that this is no time for vanity.

An old woman hobbles in with her two children. She is frail and has walked for miles to enjoy a new home and Ochalla cannot find it in his heart to let her down. "She came a long way for a new home," he said, as he escorted her to her new shelter.

By Greg Beals in Ifo Extension, Kenya

心靈雞湯-電子書

http://kiwanistw.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post.html

http://www2.lssh.tp.edu.tw/~lib/

http://www.lalulalu.com/thread-1172502-1-1.html

http://www.ebookdown.net/software/catalog246/5478.html

偶遇

黃昏在街上遇見中學英文老師,

上前向她打招呼,

她非常雀躍的的說正想找我,

估不到機會率很微的意外偶遇,

仍然可以心想事成.

溝通了解後,

交換了她最新的電話號碼,

便匆匆分手各自朝相反方向繼續前進.

心想,

希望她想辦的事,

我能幫手.

回家的路途上,

又再次想起.....life is like a train........

Provérbios

"A sorte protege os audazes"

"Paus e pedras podem ferir o meu corpo, mas palavras não em atingem."

"Deus quer; o Homem sonha; a obra nasce" Fernando Pessoa (Portuguese writer)

"A Guerra é uma cobra que usa os nosso dentes para nos morder" Mia Couto (Writer born in Mozambique)

"Tudo vale a pena quando a alma não é pequena" Fernando Pessoa

"Mudam-se os tempos, mudam-se as vontades" Luis Vaz de Camões (one of the most famous Portuguese writers from the XVI century)

"Penso logo existo" Decartes

"Nunca cometas o mesmo erro duas vezes; há muitos por onde escolher." Contra

"A água corrente não mata a gente".

8 Ways to Get Ahead at Work 8條通往職場百戰百勝之路

Read an article, and got the titles of the ways to get ahead at work, try to translate into Chinese for sharing:

1. Take on diverse assignments.

接受不同的工作分配

2. Put out fires before they start.
於大火開始前把火頭燒滅

3. Ask questions.
提問

4. Find—and learn from—a mentor.
尋找一個良師及向他(她)學習

5. Get to the point.
溝通上要點到即止

6. Take control of your career path.
掌控自己的職途

7. Mind your attitude.
小心你的態度

8. Tout your accomplishments.
適時匯報你的成果

8 Ways to Get Ahead at Work
By Tori Rodriguez Posted May 10, 2011 from WomansDay.com

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Life/8-Ways-to-Get-Ahead-at-Work.html?cid=shne

Ten Tips For Better Business Writing

http://www.forbes.com/2011/05/02/10-tips-for-better-business-writing_2.html'

Helen Coster,

Everyone needs to write intelligently.

The growing ubiquity of e-mail means that everyone in business, from lords of finance to programmers who dream in code, needs to write intelligently. By using simple, clear, precise language--and following a few other basic writing rules--you can become a better communicator and improve the prospects for your career.

"Clarity is the most important characteristic of good business writing," says Mignon Fogarty, creator of the "Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing" podcast. "Often businesspeople will use big $10 words because they want to sound intelligent. Instead, they end up sounding like they're trying too hard."

Start by using short, declarative sentences. Never use a long word where a short one will do. (No need to write "utilize" when "use" works just as well.) Be ruthless about self-editing; if you don't need a word, cut it.

Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or any kind of jargon if you can think of an English equivalent. Regardless of how many times your managers ask you to "circle back," or "move the needle forward," take a stance against painful business jargon. These expressions may sound important--and like the official language of a club you'd like to join--but they make no sense.

When you're composing an e-mail, say what you need to say, and move on. If your big idea isn't in the first paragraph, move it there. If you can't find it, rewrite. "Simplicity doesn't mean simplicity of thought," says Kara Blackburn, a lecturer in managerial communication at MIT Sloan School of Management. "Start by asking yourself what you want the person to do as a result of this e-mail. Just asking yourself that question can make your communication much clearer.

Curb your enthusiasm. Avoid overusing exclamation points, regardless of how energized or friendly you might feel. Choose professional sign-offs like "Best" and "Regards" over the too-cute "xoxo."

Whenever possible, use active verbs instead of passive verbs. Active verbs help to energize your prose. Instead of writing "The meeting was led by Tom," write: "Tom led the meeting." Use a straightforward sentence structure--subject, verb, object--that people can read quickly.

Choose pronouns wisely, and don't be afraid to use "me." "I often read versions of 'Send the memo to Bob and myself,'" says Fogarty. "For some reason people think that 'myself' sounds more important or formal." To avoid this mistake, Forgarty recommends thinking about how you would say the sentence if you removed mentions of other people. "Send the memo to me" sounds correct. If you add "Bob" to that clause, the "me" pronoun still works.

Beware of common grammatical mistakes, like subject-verb agreement. The number of the subject (whether it's singular or plural) determines the number of the verb. Use a singular verb form after nobody, someone, everybody, neither, everyone, each and either.

Know when to use "that" and "which." "That" introduces essential information in what's called a "restrictive clause." "Which" introduces extra information in a "nonrestrictive clause." Here's an example: "I'm interested in speaking with you about our new product, which has the potential to increase sales." The second clause provides extra information, and it isn't essential to the first clause.

Therefore, "which" is correct. In a sentence such as "Computers are the only products that we sell," the clause "that we sell" is essential to the meaning of the sentence, so the correct word is "that." You can't remove the "that" clause without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Another common error is confusing "affect" and "effect." Affect is a verb meaning "to influence." "Effect" is a noun that means "result." The weather affects our ability to travel, and it had a terrible effect on my flight to New York.

For more writing tips, consult the classic books on writing and grammar, such as The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E.B. White, The Associated Press Stylebook and The Chicago Manual of Style. On iTunes, download the "Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing" podcast. Happy writing.

This article is updated from a version that originally ran in 2010.